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|  | All Over but the Shootin' by Rick Bragg
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist`s account of making his way in the world, from a humble beginning in poverty-stricken rural Alabama to international fame as a New York Times reporter. AUTHOR: Rick Bragg
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | The Sappho Companion by Margaret Reynolds, Sappho
Seventh-century Greek poet Sappho has intrigued and inspired for hundreds of years. This comprehensive reader's guide presents the fragmentary Greek originals beside English translations from diverse historical periods, including the 18th-century renderings of John Addison, the 19th-century work of Tennyson, and more modern translations by William Carlos Williams and others. Supplementing Sappho's poetry are works inspired by her, including words by modern writer Jeanette Winterson, the ancient poet Catullus, and many works in between. AUTHOR: Margaret Reynolds, Sappho
PUBLISHER: Palgrave Macmillan
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Victoria's Daughters by Jerrold M. Packard
A biography of the five daughters of Great Britain's Queen Victoria. AUTHOR: Jerrold M. Packard
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf by John Muir, Peter Jenkins
Description not available.The American naturalist recounts his 1867 trip from Indiana to Florida and describes the effects of the Civil War on the fields, forests, and people he encountered along the way AUTHOR: John Muir, Peter Jenkins
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Outside Adventure Travel by David Noland
Follow in the footsteps of early twentieth-century explorers on twenty treks spanning six continents that range from Everest Base Camp to a pilgrimage across the Pyrenees. They include: the mysterious Ruwenzori mountains in the heart of Africa; five classic Himalayan tours, including the Annapurna Circuit and seldom-visited Snow Lake; an adventure to the Tekes River Valley in central Asia, country rarely seen by Westerners since the Soviets sealed off the region in the 1920s; sunset from the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, the highest point in Africa; a hut-to-hut trek in Italy?s storied Dolomites; and a llama trek through the surreal redrock desert canyons of southern Utah?s Escalante. AUTHOR: David Noland
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Hitler & the Occult by Ken Anderson
Did the Holy Lance, which is said to have pierced the side of Jesus Christ, take center stage in Hitler`s life as the focal point of his ambitions to conquer the world? Was there some mystical meaning behind Rudolf Hess`s flight to Britain, Hitler`s extrasensory perception, the Nazi swastika, the superman who haunted the Fuhrer, the use of Nostradamus in propaganda, and the Nazi astrological propaganda war? Anderson examines Hitler`s alleged ties to the occult. ... provides a much-needed debunking of these legends... -- Booklist AUTHOR: Ken Anderson
PUBLISHER: Prometheus Books, Publishers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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